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Logan was a fierce advocate of ensuring and protecting the constitutional rights of blacks against Democrat infringements, fighting based on personal moral convictions. In spite of [[historical revisionism]] which suggests that this was merely political opportunism, Logan's vocal support for black suffrage had little to profit from.<ref>''John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois'', p. xi.</ref> According to his biography ''John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois'':
Logan was a fierce advocate of ensuring and protecting the constitutional rights of blacks against Democrat infringements, fighting based on personal moral convictions. In spite of [[historical revisionism]] which suggests that this was merely political opportunism, Logan's vocal support for black suffrage had little to profit from.<ref>''John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois'', p. xi.</ref> According to his biography ''John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois'':
{{cquote|In the last years of his career, no white American in elective office was more admired and none hailed more often as a staunch friend of black Americans than John A. Logan.|||Jones, p. xi}}
{{cquote|In the last years of his career, no white American in elective office was more admired and none hailed more often as a staunch friend of black Americans than John A. Logan.|||Jones, p. xi}}
In addition, Logan fought civil service reform, favoring the traditional [[spoils system]] to maintain the patronage necessary to sustain his statewide political organization in Illinois.
===U.S. House of Representatives===
===U.S. House of Representatives===